Cable restraints for splice enclosures and splice enclosures including cable restraints

    公开(公告)号:US11960136B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17748799

    申请日:2022-05-19

    IPC分类号: G02B6/44

    摘要: A cable restraint located in a splice enclosure to restrain a cable includes a tray having a bottom side with an upward facing surface. The cable restraint also includes a restraint bridge removably attached to the tray. The restraint bridge includes a central portion having a surface configured to cooperate with the tab feature to inhibit relative motion between the restraint bridge and the tray in a direction non-perpendicular to an axis of the cable. A restraint clip is removably attached to the restraint bridge and includes a restraint post attached to the body portion configured to secure a strength member of the cable to the restraint clip. The restraint clip further includes a column attached to the body portion configured to inhibit relative motion between the restraint clip and the restraint bridge in the direction non-perpendicular to the axis of the cable.

    FIBER-OPTIC EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE SENSORS
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230358573A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US18223447

    申请日:2023-07-18

    IPC分类号: G01D5/26 G01H9/00 G01L27/00

    摘要: Fiber-optic equipment is often deployed in various locations, and performance of fiber-optic transmissions may be monitored as a gauge of equipment status to prevent costly and inconvenient communication outages. Events that damage equipment that eventually result in outage and may be desirable to address proactively, but the occurrence of such events may be difficult to detect only through equipment performance. Presented herein are techniques for monitoring and maintaining fiber-optic equipment performance via enclosure sensors that measure physical properties within a fiber-optic equipment enclosure, such as temperature, pressure, light, motion, vibration, and moisture, which are often diagnostic and predictive of causes of eventual communication outages, such as temperature-induced cable loss (TICL), incomplete flash-testing during installation, exposure to hazardous environmental conditions, and tampering. An enclosure sensor package transmits the physical measurements to a monitoring station, and automatic determination of enclosure-related events may enable triaging and transmission of repair alerts to maintenance personnel.

    INSULATOR SUPPORT PINS
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230097482A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17486763

    申请日:2021-09-27

    发明人: Jacob PALMER

    IPC分类号: H01B17/20 H01B17/24

    摘要: An insulator support pin includes a strength member and a non-conductive sheath surrounding the strength member. The non-conductive sheath extends between a first end and a second end. The insulator support pin also includes a support member between the first end and the second end. The first end is configured to attach to an insulator, and the second end is configured to attach to a support structure.

    TERMINAL CLOSURE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220260801A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17673436

    申请日:2022-02-16

    IPC分类号: G02B6/44 G02B6/38

    摘要: A terminal closure to enclose a drop connection. A closure base and a closure cover mate to define an interior space of the terminal closure. A movable cap is located on the closure cover. While in a closed position, the cap and an associated portion of the closure cover bound a volume. A grommet is located within the volume. The grommet includes an internal bore to receive a plug or a drop cable. The grommet has an outer periphery boundary that is at least as large as the volume bounded by the cap and the portion of the closure cover such that the grommet is sealingly engaged by the cap and the portion of the closure cover when the cap is in the closed position. There may be a plurality of port openings arranged in rows, each row being at a respective, different distance from a mount side wall.

    PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL CABLE MOUNT ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220200514A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17554175

    申请日:2021-12-17

    IPC分类号: H02S20/10

    摘要: A mount system for a supporting a plurality of photovoltaic panels includes a plurality of stanchions. Each stanchion is spaced apart from other stanchions in a linear stanchion array having first and second ends. Each stanchion includes a vertical member and a transverse member supported by the vertical member. The transverse member has a plurality of support points. The system includes a plurality of anchor arrangements. A first anchor arrangement is located proximate the first end and a second anchor arrangement is located proximate the second end. The system includes a plurality of cables. Each cable is under tension and extends between the first and second anchor arrangements. Each cables extends to engage and is supported by a support point on a transverse member. The system includes a plurality of photovoltaic panel attachments. Each photovoltaic panel attachment is secured to a point on a photovoltaic panel and to a cable.

    CABLE ENCLOSURE AND ASSEMBLY
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220157542A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17439393

    申请日:2019-03-15

    摘要: A cable enclosure includes a housing defining an opening through which an interior of the housing is accessible. An end plate is releasably secured to the housing to cover the opening such that the interior of the housing is not accessible. The end plate includes a first conductive leg in electrical communication with a first cable within the housing. The end plate also includes a second conductive leg in electrical communication with a second cable within the housing. The end plate further includes a conductive member movable between a first position and a second position. When in the first position, the conductive member is in contact with the first conductive leg and the second conductive leg. When in the second position, the conductive member is not in contact with at least one of the first conductive leg or the second conductive leg.

    MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING CLAMP

    公开(公告)号:US20220089282A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17486748

    申请日:2021-09-27

    摘要: An unmanned aerial vehicle for mounting a clamp to a line includes a body, a first propeller attached to the body, a second propeller attached to the body, and a third propeller attached to the body. The body is between at least one of the first propeller and the second propeller, the first propeller and the third propeller, or the second propeller and the third propeller. A guide is attached to the body and is configured to support the clamp for mounting to the line by flying the unmanned aerial vehicle toward the line. The guide is configured to support the clamp such that an imaginary clamp line between a first jaw of the clamp and a second jaw of the clamp when the clamp is in an arrested position is non-parallel to a plane intersecting the first propeller, the second propeller, and the third propeller.

    BALL PEEN BOLT
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220034356A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17388329

    申请日:2021-07-29

    IPC分类号: F16B39/02 H01R4/30

    摘要: A fastener includes a head and a shaft extending from a first end to a second end. The first end is attached to the head. The shaft includes an external thread proximal the second end and a nut having an internal thread and an internal diameter. The second end of the shaft has a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition, an external diameter of the second end corresponds to the internal diameter of the nut such that the internal thread of the nut mates with the external thread of the shaft to attach the nut to the shaft. In the second condition, the external diameter of the second end is greater than the internal diameter of the nut such that the internal thread of the nut does not mate with the external thread of the shaft and the nut, once attached to the shaft, does not detach from the shaft.

    CLAMP FOR SUSPENDING WIRE
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210376589A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17290475

    申请日:2018-10-31

    IPC分类号: H02G7/05

    摘要: A clamp for suspending a wire includes a housing having an inner support surface. The wire is disposed between the inner support surface and a keeper. The clamp further includes a fastening unit, including a first fastener and a second fastener attachable to the first fastener. The housing defines an opening extending in a direction along which the wire is received within the housing. After the second fastener is attached to the first fastener, the fastening unit is not removable from the housing. The fastening unit is movable, within the opening, between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the fastening unit cooperates with the keeper to decrease a distance between the inner support surface and the keeper. In the second position, the fastening unit does not cooperate with the keeper to decrease the distance.

    FIBER-OPTIC EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20210285799A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17335057

    申请日:2021-05-31

    IPC分类号: G01D5/26 G01H9/00 G01L27/00

    摘要: Fiber-optic equipment is often deployed in various locations, and performance of fiber-optic transmissions may be monitored as a gauge of equipment status to prevent costly and inconvenient communication outages. Events that damage equipment that eventually result in outage and may be desirable to address proactively, but the occurrence of such events may be difficult to detect only through equipment performance Presented herein are techniques for monitoring and maintaining fiber-optic equipment performance via enclosure sensors that measure physical properties within a fiber-optic equipment enclosure, such as temperature, pressure, light, motion, vibration, and moisture, which are often diagnostic and predictive of causes of eventual communication outages, such as temperature-induced cable loss (TICL), incomplete flash-testing during installation, exposure to hazardous environmental conditions, and tampering. An enclosure sensor package transmits the physical measurements to a monitoring station, and automatic determination of enclosure-related events may enable triaging and transmission of repair alerts to maintenance personnel.